Anthony Ortega | Starting Pitcher

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Ortega hasn't appeared in the majors since 2009, when he posted a 9.24 ERA in 12 2/3 innings with the Angels. The 27-year-old will act as organizational relief depth. Mon, Apr 22, 2013 08:40:00 AM

Royals signed RHP Anthony Ortega to a minor league contract.

Ortega was released by the Angels in 2011 and missed all last season due to injury. The 27-year-old is strictly organizational depth. Sun, Nov 11, 2012 04:56:00 PM

Angels released RHP Anthony Ortega.

Ortega, 26, posted an ugly 8.23 ERA and 28/15 K/BB ratio over three starts and 17 relief appearances this season with Triple-A Salt Lake. Arm problems have derailed his career since he made three starts for the Angels in 2009 as a 23-year-old. Wed, Nov 16, 2011 02:54:00 PM

The Angels have converted pitching prospect Anthony Ortega from a starter to a reliever.

Ortega won the Angels' Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2008 after posting dominant numbers between Double-A and Triple-A, but he faded in 2009 and has been dealing with elbow issues for close to two years now. The Halos are hoping that throwing in shorter spurts will suit him better. It's worth a shot. Tue, Mar 8, 2011 02:22:00 PM

Depth Charts

Gonzalez, out since June 12 with a herniated disc, is batting just .182/.154/.318 through seven games on his current minor league rehab assignment. The 35-year-old first baseman figures to serve as a bench player for Los Angeles down the stretch and into the postseason.

Franklin Gutierrez (back) is expected to begin a minor league rehab assignment soon.

The veteran outfielder has been on the disabled list since late June with ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory disease that can cause vertebrae in the spine to fuse. Gutierrez will likely spend more than a week playing in minor league games before the Dodgers consider activating him.

Andre Ethier (back) went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts and a walk Wednesday in his third rehab game with High-A Rancho Cucamonga.

The promising news is he was able to play six innings in left field without his back flaring up. Ethier will likely join the Dodgers when rosters expand in September, assuming he can avoid further setbacks. The veteran outfielder has been sidelined all season.

He'll pitch a three-inning simulated game with around 45 pitches. Kershaw was hoping to begin a minor league rehab assignment but Triple-A Oklahoma City is away at Colorado Springs on Monday while High-A Rancho Cucamonga has the night off. The left-hander looked sharp during Wednesday's simulated game, facing Rob Segedin, Joc Pederson and Chase Utley. A late-August/early-September return seems realistic for the league's best pitcher.

The Dodgers said after Wednesday's game that Yu Darvish left as a precaution because of back tightness.

Darvish had thrown 90 pitches while giving up three runs (all on solo homers) in six innings, so there's no guarantee that he was going to get through the seventh anyway. The hope is that this will cause no further issue.

Rich Hill was taken to the hospital for precautionary tests after taking a pitch off his neck Friday against the Padres.

Hill stayed in the game after being struck by a Clayton Richard fastball in the fourth inning but went to a hospital for further tests after the game. X-rays were negative and doctors weren't able to find anything wrong with Hill, who said his breathing was never affected. The veteran lefty should be fine to make his next start Friday against Detroit.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts indicated Thursday that Brandon McCarthy's blister issue has been resolved, but the righty is "physically not synced up."

"He still feels mechanically that things aren’t where he needs them to be," Roberts added. McCarthy won't be cleared to begin a rehab assignment until he gets his mechanics in order. With all the rotation options the Dodgers have at this point, it's up in the air as to how many starts McCarthy will make down the stretch.

Scott Kazmir (hip) will make his third minor league rehab start Saturday with High-A Rancho Cucamonga.

Kazmir has allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in six innings through his first two starts, though he has struck out just one batter. He threw 53 pitches in his last outing, so he's still in the process of getting stretched out. The veteran southpaw has yet to pitch in the majors this year due to a hip injury and arm fatigue.

Grant Dayton (neck) said he's expecting to be activated from the disabled list on September 1.

Dayton will spend one week pitching in rehab games with Double-A Tulsa and the next week appearing in rehab games at Triple-A Oklahoma City. He'll then be ready to rock when rosters expand. The lefty reliever has struggled with his command in 2017 and the Dodgers have fared just fine without him, so a slow process seems like the wise process here.